Naomi Osaka will play against American Serena Williams in an exhibition match ahead of the Australian Open, which will start next month, and the crowd gathered to enjoy playing with the players who experienced the number one spot in the world. It was.
Osaka, who is aiming to win the Australian Open for the first time in two tournaments, one of the four major tennis tournaments, was held in Adelaide on the 29th, about 700 km west of Melbourne, where the Australian Open venue is located. I participated in an exhibition match.
Osaka played against Serena Williams, a former world queen who has won 23 times, the most in the history of the four major tournaments, and lost the first set 2-6, but the second set is a good forehand. I piled up the points and got it back in 6-2.
In the match, Williams lost the third set, which was contested in a 10-point tiebreaker, with a set count of 2 to 1.
The spectators gathered at the venue applauded each time the top players, who both experienced the number one spot in the world, made powerful shots.
Osaka hasn't played in public since last year's second US Open, "I don't know how long I've shared the same space with many people. I've been playing in front of everyone for the first time in a while. It was fun to be able to do it. "
After this, Osaka will move to Melbourne and participate in the Australian Open outpost tournament, which will start on the 31st.